Marie Gillain

  • Isabelle Broué – Tout le plaisir est pour moi AKA The Pleasure Is All Mine (2004)

    Isabelle Broué2001-2010ComedyDramaFrance
    Tout le plaisir est pour moi (2004)
    Tout le plaisir est pour moi (2004)

    After lecturing her sister on the evils of fake orgasms, Louise, a self-obsessed twenty-something, gets her come-uppance the next morning when she discovers that she has “lost her clitoris”, a misfortune she doesn’t hesitate to communicate, loudly and explicitly, to anyone who’ll listen.

    It’s a shame that so many of the characters and situations in this movie, from the gay best-friend to the sex guru with his herbs to the celibate neighbour to the old ladies discussing orgasms, feel like a parade of comedy stereotypes. The falseness and banality of these sketch-like scenes conflict awkwardly with the pseudo-documentary discussions of female sexuality that the director inserts with great earnestness throughout the film.Read More »

  • Bertrand Tavernier – L’appât aka Fresh Bait (1995)

    1991-2000Bertrand TavernierCrimeDramaFrance

    Quote:
    Three adolescents, a girl who serves as the priming and two boys, kill two men cold blooded who were known by the girl only for to steal the money of them. With the money the three want to open a shop for clothing in the United States. But their dream turns out to be more difficult to realize than the assassination.
    Volker BoehmRead More »

  • Ferzan Ozpetek – Harem suaré (1999)

    1991-2000ArthouseDramaFerzan ÖzpetekTurkey

    Plot Synopsis by Gönül Dönmez-Colin
    Following the success of Hamam, Turkey-born, Italy-based Ferzan Ozpetek delivers another exotic film that delves into the traditions of his origin. Once again, the exotic city of Istanbul is the place of intrigue. But, unlike Hamam, which was a contemporary story, Harem Suare takes place at the turn of the century in the last days of the Ottoman Empire. The locale of this ornate story of love, power, and fear is the magnificent Yildiz Palace, where Sultan Abdulhamit whiles away the time listening to the finale of La Traviata as rebellions rage all over the country. Read More »

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